Guyanese basketball player Israel Yaw’s two-game win streak ended on Monday against Coppin State University, as his team, the University of Maryland, lost 55-58 at the Physical Education Complex in Baltimore, Maryland.
(Reuters) – New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, one of the most successful coaches in National Football League history, will leave the team after 24 seasons and six Super Bowl titles, he said yesterday.
(Reuters) – Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has said he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and has a year to live in a “best-case scenario”.
(ESPN) Wanindu Hasaranga wrecked the Zimbabwe batting order with 7 for 19 in his first international in seven months, his googly causing devastation on a major scale, his slider and legbreak not far behind.
(ESPN) West Indies showed they are determined to put up a fight during their Australia tour with a spirited effort on day two of their warm-up match in Adelaide.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Shivam Dube proved his utility in India’s crowded batting lineup with a belligerent half-century to secure their six-wicket victory against Afghanistan in the opening T20 International in Mohali yesterday.
(Reuters) – Former Yorkshire County Cricket Club chairman Colin Graves apologised yesterday to anyone who suffered racism at the club and for his previous dismissal of racist incidents as banter.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Twenty-year-old right-hander Teddy Bishop has gained a maiden senior West Indies call-up for the One-Day International tour of Australia next month.
Officials at the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) were forced to call off the first scheduled practice match between Matthew Nandu’s XI and Antony Adams’ XI after torrential rainfall on Tuesday night left the venue, the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground at Bourda under water.
(Reuters) – Dorival Junior, a Copa Libertadores and Brazilian Cup winner as manager of Flamengo, has been named as Brazil coach, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said yesterday.
ADELAIDE, Australia, CMC – All-rounder Justin Greaves says being positive was the key to his crucial century stand with Kavem Hodge on the opening day of West Indies’ three-day game against Cricket Australia.
(Field Level Media) Victor Wembanyama recorded the second-fastest triple-double in NBA history and the San Antonio Spurs rolled past the host Detroit Pistons 130-108 on Wednesday night.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – One of Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina and Coco Gauff look most likely to add to their Grand Slam collection at this year’s Australian Open but a clutch of returning champion mums spearheaded by Naomi Osaka could make things interesting.
KATHMANDU, (Reuters) – A court in Nepal sentenced the country’s highest-profile cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane to eight years in jail yesterday after he was convicted of raping an 18-year-old woman.
(Reuters) – Steve Smith will take over from David Warner and open the batting alongside Usman Khawaja for Australia’s test team, selector George Bailey said yesterday ahead of a two-match series against West Indies later this month.